May 2011 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

The Beacon Communities At One Year: The Central Indiana Experience

Editor’s note: The federal government’s Beacon Program provides funding to 17 communities that have already made inroads in the development of secure, private, and accurate systems of electronic health record (EHR) adoption and health information...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 9:14 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Health IT, Chronic Care, Health Care Costs, Spending, Quality

Community Development And Health Is Topic Of November HA Cluster

Health Affairs plans a thematic cluster for its November 2011 issue on the topic of community development and health. Manuscript submissions are due no later than July 5, 2011. Papers will be selected for the issue based on competitive review. The publication...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 2:42 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Public Health, Environmental Health

The Shifting Health Care Landscape: Lessons From The Clinton Era

The U.S. health care landscape is changing in a way that’s reminiscent of shifts that occurred during the Clinton Administration. As a former hospital CEO who experienced first-hand that earlier land rush, I’m struck by the similar dynamics that are at...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 8:51 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Politics, Payment, Quality, Hospitals

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Crucial Full Partners In ACOs And Beyond

Are some primary care providers more equal than others in CMS’ proposed rule for accountable care organizations (ACOs)? As the June 6 deadline for comment approaches, we need to take a closer look at just how the proposed rule might shape the future of...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 8:05 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health IT, Primary Care, Quality, Nurses

Wonk Review Includes HA Blog Post On ACA Legal Fight

Hank Stern has posted a “Spring Cleaning” edition of the Health Wonk Review on InsureBlog. Among the posts Hank highlights is Tim Jost’s Health Affairs Blog post on the first appellate arguments over the constitutionality of the Affordable...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 1:48 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Health Law

Rx Drug Abuse: How Important Is The Internet?

The rising availability through the Internet of commonly abused prescription drugs has raised public health concerns. A new study released today as a Web First article by Health Affairs shows that a 10 percent increase in the availability of high-speed...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 12:03 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Consumers, Pharma, Technology, Substance Abuse

What Health Reform Means For Medicare

While President Barack Obama and congressional leaders continue to tussle over what to do about the nation’s unsustainable entitlement spending programs, the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) seem to have gone largely unnoticed...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 5:26 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Access, Hospitals

Clinical Registries: The Opportunity For The Nation

In the early 1970s, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation began tracking the health of patients with cystic fibrosis. What began as a modest data collection effort is today a comprehensive clinical registry of 26,000 patients. Caregivers and researchers use...

Published Wed, May 11 2011 9:22 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Payment, Health IT, Health Care Costs, Spending, Quality, Comparative Effectiveness

Health Reform: The Legal Fight Moves To The Next Level

Today, May 10, the Fourth Circuit federal court of appeals heard oral arguments in two Affordable Care Act cases (ACA), Liberty University v. Geithner and Virginia v. Sebelius. In the Liberty University case, Judge Norman Moon of the Western District...

Published Tue, May 10 2011 4:57 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Insurance, States, Health Law

Strengthen Restrictions On Health-Threatening Chemicals, Says Study

With growing evidence of the link between exposure to toxic chemicals and chronic diseases, especially in children, the United States needs to step up its efforts to protect the public from hazardous chemicals, say researchers writing in the May issue...

Published Tue, May 10 2011 8:16 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Politics, States, Children, Environmental Health

How To Make Comparative Effectiveness Work

Comparative effectiveness research has been the target of recurrent criticism in some political circles, with opponents claiming it’s the “gateway to rationing” or it encourages “cookbook medicine.” But the conversation on Capitol Hill needs to evolve...

Published Tue, May 10 2011 6:53 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Comparative Effectiveness

Public Coverage Programs: Solving the Enrollment Dilemma

Editor’s Note: In addition to Alain Enthoven and Leonard Schaeffer (photos and bios above), this post is coauthored by David Helwig and Phil Lebherz. Helwig retired as President and CEO West Region for WellPoint, Inc., and he also served as chief...

Published Mon, May 09 2011 8:33 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, States, Coverage, Hospitals, Medicaid, Children

To IPAB or Not to IPAB? Is that the question?

The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) has been touted as an important tool to control Medicare costs. The President supports it. But many members of Congress and provider groups do not. Can the IPAB survive in this political environment? Should...

Published Fri, May 06 2011 4:36 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Reform, Policy, Uncategorized, Medicare, Cost, Effectiveness

New Answers On Macular Degeneration; Important Questions For Comparative Effectiveness Research

On April 28th, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a study that compared two drugs head-to-head for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of legal blindness in the United States. The two drugs...

Published Fri, May 06 2011 8:45 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending, Coverage, Pharma, Quality, Comparative Effectiveness

Health Systems And Environmental Health: Reducing Harm And Costs

Editor’s Note: In our April issue, Health Affairs examined efforts to improve quality in hospitals and other health care settings. Our May issue, which will be published online later this week, looks at the myriad connections between the environment and...

Published Thu, May 05 2011 1:04 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Quality, Hospitals, Environmental Health

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